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The 12th edition of Bahrain Summer Festival kicked off with the sweetest traditional music rhythms and melodies performed in   a live concert by the Ismail Dawas Band on Sunday, on 2 August 2020, at 7:00 pm. The Live performance, organized by Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities, was held at the parking lot of Qal’at al-Bahrain Site Museum in the presence of H.E Shaikha Hala Bint Mohammad Al-Khalifa, Director General at Bahrain Culture Authority.

 Bahrain Culture Authority succeeded to offer a unique drive-in concert, allowing performers to connect with fans in real life while maintaining safe social distancing during the Covid 19 coronavirus pandemic, taking into consideration, first and foremost, the safety of everyone. To ensure physical distancing, audience members were not allowed to leave their cars but could tune into on two FM Radio station bands (98.4 FM) and (95 FM) to get full high-definition sound.

Ismael Dawas Folk Music Group’s performance dazzled the fans and lovers of this sweetest refined genuine popular music traditions of the Kingdom of Bahrain, especially the city of Muharraq, evoking sacred sensations and memories that form the authentic Bahraini heritage. The group presented a sensational original acoustic experience concert.

Bahrain Summer Festival, held this year under “Virtually Together” slogan, will continue to entertain and enrich the cultural scene until 31st August 2020 via a virtual online platform given the exceptional pandemic outbreak.  So, please stay tuned and follow the festival’s daily events on social media channels on @Nakhoolbah, as well as login on to Bahrain Summer Festival’s program for more details about events and dates on www.bahrainsummer.com  

The festival presents an array of exciting, month-long program of online educational and creative activities, workshops, performances, tours and more, for all ages. International music concerts, story-telling and competitions will also be part of this movement of cultural resilience.

Lovers and fans of Bahrain Summer Festival will struck a rendez-vous between 3-10 August, with a mesmerizing concerts broadcasted online, starting on 6th August, with Mohammad Bin Faris Band and Italian music concert “Gen Rosso”, in collaboration with the Italian embassy. On 7 August 2020, Bahrain Summer Festival will feature a performance by the Ningxia Performing Arts Group ’, organized in collaboration with the Chinese embassy. On 9 August, the public will struck a rendez-vous with the amazing Qalali Folk Band. Workshops will start as soon as 3rd August with “Add a French Touch to Your Home”, held in collaboration with Alliance Française along with the Embassy of French Republic in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and “ Paper Doll Animals” workshop, organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain Summer Festival presents, on 4th August 2020, “Paper Decorations” workshop, held in collaboration with the Palestinian embassy in Bahrain and “Face Masks”, organized in collaboration with Indonesian embassy in Bahrain. Children will certainly will be very happy to learn new challenging doll-making tools and inventing ways in “Paper Craft” workshop on 5 August, while on 10 August, Missoula Children’s Theatre will presents the Robin Hood playdate workshop, held in collaboration with the American embassy in Bahrain, and also “The Art of Mosaics” workshop.
Live cuisine and cooking events are also scheduled by Bahrain Summer Festival’s fans to enjoy Farah Abu Maizar’s “Healthy Popsicles”. On 7 August, the little ones aged 6-12 will have a special trait; the exciting “Jasmine and Sunflower” storytelling session, held collaboration with Sard Child’s Cultural House, followed by creative activities inspired by the story.
With regard to sports’ activities, Bahrain Summer Festival presents, on 8 August, “Fitness and Stretching” event, held in collaboration with the Super Soccer Academy, teaching children “the Brazilian way to play”. This workshop is an opportunity to learn basic fitness skills from home. Last but not least the fans will guided by the lovely twin characters “Nakhool & Nakhoola” through the hall of Bahrain National Museum. The tour will commence with an overview of the museum’s history and excavation missions in Bahrain. Bahrain’s entire history, starting from the prehistoric age to the modern day, will be covered as the tour covers the Bahrain National Museum’s various halls, including the temporary exhibition hall that oversees a number of local and international exhibitions.
To stay tuned, please stay tuned and follow the festival’s daily events on social media channels on @Nakhoolbah, as well as login on to Bahrain Summer Festival’s program for more details about events and dates on www.bahrainsummer.com  

Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities takes this opportunity to express its gratitude to the 2020 Bahrain Summer Festival sponsors, starting with the Ministry of Interior, represented in this festival by Bahrain Music Police Band and Watani magazine, Ministry of Information Affairs and the National Institution for Human Rights.

In addition, Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities would like would like also to take this opportunity to thank the following embassies for their generous and valuable support and contribution to Bahrain Summer Festival events’ success ;  the French embassy, Italian embassy, Kuwaiti embassy, Malaysian embassy, Indonesian embassy, Palestinian embassy, embassy of United States,  Japanese embassy, Chinese embassy, Russian embassy, Jordanian embassy, Turkish embassy, Moroccan embassy, Brunei Dar al Salam and Philippine embassies. Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities would like also to extend its gratitude and thanks to the festival sponsors; Maestro Sound & Light Company, mii2 Production Company and G-Clef Production Company. Thanks and gratitude are also extended to all those who have contributed to the success of Bahrain Summer Festival this year, namely BACA’s seniors and employees, and supervisors and chief organizers of workshops and activities, such as artists and talented creative minds.
For more information about Bahrain Summer Festival and its different events organized by Bahrain’s Authority for Culture & Antiquities, please visit our website on www.culture.gov.bh  or BACA’s social media website on:@culturebah.